Question by Trae: Does anyone have any idea what I can do?
I’m incredibly frustrated. I’ve had social anxiety disorder, GAD, major depression, insomnia, and chronic headaches for several years now, and they won’t go away regardless if I take medical drugs, see psychologists, or try various types of alternative medicine (chiropractic, neurologists, naturopath, acupuncture, etc.). I’m 26 now and I’ve at least had the anxiety since I was a teenager, and it continually got worse over the years. Eventually, I was not only deathly afraid around people, but also in private. When I was 17 and going through a lot of turmoil, I developed a sharp stomach pain that lasted 24/7 for 5 years until I went to a specialist who discovered that it was hemrroids and burned them off, which worked… but then I got a severe headache and neck pain a few months later that has now lasted from ’06 to 11 24/7. The anxiety and depression meanwhile have gotten worse and worse. I was suicidal off and on for a few years, but I somehow managed to throw off the idea of wanting to die, but my anxiety and feeling of hopelessness is as bad as it ever was.

I currently live at home, but I have no one I can turn to. I was fortunate to always have food, shelter, and education, but my family was also abusive and didn’t ever allow me to voice opinions contrary to their own. My dad is a chiropractor, and he’s strongly against medicine, immunization, etc. and thinks that the body can heal itself. When I broke my arm snowboarding when I was 13, he didn’t allow me to get a cast and claimed it’d heal itself. After not using it for a month, it did become functional again, but there was still a pain and weakness that’s lasted until this day and it won’t go away or get stronger no matter how much I exercise.

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Question by Jamal: Does anyone know of a way to cure chronic headaches and neck pain?
About five years ago, I developed severe neck pain and headaches that has been with me 24/7 since that time. This occurred around the same time my anxiety disorder and depression worsened. What originally began as severe neck pain spread all across my head. For awhile, it was extremely painful to make any kind of facial expression, but wearing a dental mouthguard while asleep in addition to some types of physical therapy helped. However, my neck pain and headaches are still there. No type of medication I’ve tried from stuff specifically meant for headaches to muscle relaxers and anti-anxiety medications have helped. I’ve also tried massage therapy, chiropractors, naturopaths, acupuncture, rolfing, psychotherapy, and hypnosis, but none of those helped.

I no I probably can’t get rid of my depression, anxiety disorder, insomnia, and neck pain/headaches all at once, but I’d at least like to tackle one of them. My neck pain and headache makes it very difficult to think, do any type of physical activity, and causes extreme discomfort when sitting or standing. It’s also affected my memory and ability to learn. I used to have a great memory, which was very important since I previously did a lot of reading, but now I forget what I read almost immediately. Not only that, but my brain can’t seem to grasp metaphors, analogies, and definitions very well. Whenever I try learning new vocabulary, it never sticks. It’s infuriating, because now my mind is so muddled and I’m worried that it’ll keep me from eventually going to grad school and pursuing the type of career I want.

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Question by Yay: Has anyone ever tried acupuncture to help sleeping problems and stress?
im a teenager and i became stressed because of exams and then i couldnt sleep because of stress and now even though the exams are over i still cant sleep sometimes i cant sleep till like 7 in the morning its horrible and i now get anxiety in the day its really ruining my life so i was wondering if this acupuncture thing will help me or make me a deep sleeper thanks.

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Has NE1 had any luck with the use of a topical analgesic product like Tiger Balm for migraines or other various types of headaches? I am particularly interested in its use for headaches due to stress, eyestrain, dehydration or from lack of (quality) sleep.

I have had some moderate success when I apply it under my nostrils, at my temples, across the forehead and between the eyebrows.

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EFT = Emotional Freedom Techniques using simple tapping on various meridian points (a kind of adapted acupuncture or acupressure technique) combined with acknowledging what those things are that make you feel stress and clearing them.

I had my very first panic attack last night. I have been a hypochondriac my whole life so the stress of that is probably what caused it and also family history because my mom and sister suffer them. At first I had no idea what was going on. My cheeks and jaw felt swollen, I got really tired and I had that feeling I can only describe as feeling like you’re not here. Like the world exists, but you’re not in it. Kind of disconnected. I thought this was because I didn’t get much sleep last night. I was scared though so I was thinking it might be aneurysm because I had a headache earlier, but not while this was happening. I decided to take a shower to see if it would help, but when I was in the shower I started having a hard time breathing. I got out of the shower and could not catch my breath and out of nowhere I got nauseous. I had not idea what was going on so I started hyperventilating and went to grab a paper bag. I was using that, but still I could not catch my breath. I felt like I was dying. Because my mom suffers from panic attacks she gave me a Xanax and within 45 minutes everything was better. This was one of the scariest things in my life. I really did feel like dying. This was my first panic attack ever, but I don’t want it again and I don’t like taking drugs, so does anyone know if Acupuncture has worked for their panic attacks?

What did you use your acupuncture treatment for?

Weightloss? (did yo actually lose weight?)

Anxiety? (Did it help keep your stress leve down?)

etc….

was it worth it?

was it painful.

Looking for some great answers please. I need some opinions.

acupuncture? Did it help? What was the ups and downs of this?

I’ve got a really bad phobia which is hindering on my life at the moment. I’m on anti-anxiety medication but that doesn’t seem to be helping. I’ve read in an article that they are using a medication that was used to treat TB but won’t be available for another 5-7 years does anyone know of any medications that are out there besides anti-anxiety medications used to combat phobias ? I’ve also tried hypnotherapy, CBT, EFT and acupuncture.

nayoya.com is selling an acupuncture mat to treat back pain and stress and the price is rpetty cheap. has anyone tried this?
www.nayoya.com ?